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What's cookin'

It was a cold morning and the house was cozy warm from the wood stove. But the air was very dry. I filled the cast iron pot with water and placed that on top of the stove. And then I got to thinking...why not put my heavy stainless steel stock pot on top of the stove with the not-nearly-thawed chicken along with some chicken stock and cream of mushroom soup and potatoes and carrots and celery and mushrooms and a few onions and a bay leaf to gently simmer for most of the day.

For the cost of 4 good sized hunks of split wood, I’ve heated and humidified my house all day, and cooked dinner. That’s a pretty sweet deal. Smells good in here, too.

Posted on 02/10/06 at 02:28 PM
 




justme

LOL. How did it taste last night?

United States   Posted by justme on 02/11/06  at  06:39 AM





Kate

It was excellent. I’m going to do this more often. Maybe a pot of chili next time. I was also thinking I could probably bake a casserole on top of the stove, too, if I cover it with foil and put the dish on top of a trivet. I was surprised to find that the top of the chicken inside the stock pot was nicely browned, as if it had been in the oven. I have at least another month to experiment.

United States   Posted by Kate on 02/11/06  at  09:31 AM





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